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Great job Skiathos Cat welfare association!

It is nice to find out about cat neutering programs on other islands and see if these programs can be implemented on Skopelos too. Skiathos Cat welfare association and the municipality of Skiathos work together in an effort to stabilize the stray cat population. By inviting vets from abroad to the island a large amount of cats can be neutered.

The neutering program still has available spaces for the neutering of stray cats if you book an appointment in advance. To supplement this great municipality project, Skiathos Cat welfare association are still actively seeking volunteer vets to make 2017 a year to remember to stabilize the stray cat population.

This is an extract from a letter sent to the Municipality this week:
Due to a long standing excellent cooperation with Skiathos Cat Welfare Association and with the permission and help from the municipality the study trip/ project came to Skiathos last year in May 2016. The group was able to help 182 of the Skiathos stray cats in a short period of time. This year, this group would like to sustain this project in Skiathos with the aim to help even more stray cats of Skiathos then in 2016 and any stray animal that is in need. We believe that in these times of very high economic difficulty an activity like this will further greatly improve the image of our island to the tourists who visit us. Tourists who, in their largest percentage, come from countries placing great emphasis to the well being of animals. The correct and effective management of the stray population can create a very significant competitive advantage for Skiathos in the market of tourism, given the bad image Greece has acquired lately regarding its behavior towards animals. This program can offer Skiathos many positive and direct benefits. We would also very much appreciate it, if the municipality could help us arrange during the stay of the team in Skiathos to visit the schools and offer an educational lecture/speech to the children so that we can start sensitizing children and young people, educate them to love and care for animals.
From the 27th April 2017-11th May 2017 Skiathos Cat Welfare with the cooperation of the Municipality will again be welcoming 17 animal care students, two project managers and four vets.